Graduate School Resources

Bridge to the Doctorate

The Bridge-to-the-Doctorate Program (BDP) is an NSF initiative within the LSAMP Program to provide former LSAMP baccalaureate degree graduates with a fellowship for graduate studies. The ultimate goal is to increase the number of minority students that obtains a PhD degree in a STEM field. Download a list of Universities with BD programs.

Drexel University's - http://www.drexel.edu/provost/amp/apply.html

Jackson State University- http://www.tnstate.edu/tlsamp

University of New Mexico- http://epswww.unm.edu/lsamp/ 

Office of Diversity in Graduate Education

North Star Alliance students wil find many great resources about graduate school on this University of Minnesota page.

Biomedical Sciences Graduate programs

Learn about graduate Biomedical sciences programs at the University of Minnesota here.

Post Baccalaureate and Fellowship Opportunities:

Biomedical Sciences Post Baccalaureate Programs

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes

See other opportunities on the Scholarship page.

Other Resources:

Books:

"Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or Ph. D.", by Robert L. Peters, Ph.D. Amazon link.

"What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School: 199 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career", by Paul Gray and David Drew. Amazon link.

Online:

Pathways to Science:  Graduate Student Portal

Graduate School Preparation Workshop

Preparing a Personal Statement

Downloadable Handouts from the U of MN Career Center for Science and Engineering

The Graduate School Application Process

The GRE Fact Sheet

Interviewing for Graduate School

Personal Statements

Downloads
2010-12 Bridge to Doctorate Sites.pdf